Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for swollen eyelid (see also eyelid disorders in eye disorders)

127 FDA adverse-event reports reference swollen eyelid (see also eyelid disorders in eye disorders) (VeDDRA 2766). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1279 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
127
reports citing this reaction
0.8%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Swollen eyelid (see also Eyelid disorders in Eye disorders) has 82 reports now versus 76 in that prior snapshot: 6 more (7.9%).

Report change
+6
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
+0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

Subscribe to Swollen eyelid (see also Eyelid disorders in Eye disorders) changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2766 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-RARE · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 127 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.8%
  • MID-PACK #1279/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cyst NOS
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 73
  • DRUG-LEAD Moxidectin · 14
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Cyst NOS (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Swollen eyelid

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Cyst NOS · near127HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA · near127INEFFECTIVE, WEIGHT L… · near127Low pancreatic enzymes · near127Swollen eyelid (see a… · thi…127Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Swollen eyelid (see also Eyelid disorders in Eye disorders)

Swollen eyelid (see also Eyelid disorders in Eye disorders): low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Swollen eyelid (see also Eyelid disorders in Eye disorders)'s 0.8% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 1 of 127 reports (0.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Cyst NOS (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (73). Lead co-reported drug Moxidectin (14).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Moxidectin appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 73
Cat 4
Cattle 3
Human 2

Breeds Most Affected

Crossbred Canine/dog 11
Chihuahua 6
Retriever - Labrador 6
Retriever - Golden 5
Shepherd Dog - German 3
Shih Tzu 3
Hound (unspecified) 2
Pekingese 2
Shepherd Dog - Australian 2
Bulldog - English 2

Associated Drugs

Moxidectin 14
Rabies Virus, Kv 8
Carprofen 8
Diphenhydramine 7
Bedinvetmab 5
Oclacitinib Maleate 4
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 4
Afoxolaner 4
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 4
Maropitant Citrate 4
Isoflurane 4
Fluralaner Powder For Inj Susp 4
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 3
Bordetella Bronchiseptica 92B 012992-7 Strain Boehringer Ingelheim 3
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 3
Canine Influenza Virus H3N2;Canine Influenza Virus H3N8 3
Acepromazine 3
Recombinant E. Coli Bl21;Recombinant E. Coli Ecl19 3
Medetomidine Hydrochloride 3
Canine Adenovirus Type 2, Strain Manhattan, 12-13-76;Canine Distemper Virus, Str 3

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Swollen eyelid (see also Eyelid disorders in Eye disorders), both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (127 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (0.8% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Swollen eyelid (see also Eyelid disorders in Eye disorders) (#1279 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 0.8% · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →